ivor or ivor.e hogg - Insist

Above the tree line, normally
you do not find a single tree
But now and then a sapling grows
it knows no better I suppose.
Accidentally taken root,
the tender shoot adapts to suit.
the lack of soil and nutriments
It will defy the elements.
Gnarled and twisted by the wind
which stunts its growth it will still find
the will to live: Refuse to die.
It does not think to question why.
It grows because that’s what trees do,
because its instincts tell it to
So learn a lesson from its stance;
no matter what your circumstance
You too can overcome the odds
high stacked against you by the Gods
If like the tree you just insist
you have the right to grow: Persist.

6-Jun-07

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